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Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.600.210 (2026)

School locker searches—Findings

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The legislature finds that illegal drug activity and weapons in schools threaten the safety and welfare of school children and pose a severe threat to the state educational system. School officials need authority to maintain order and discipline in schools and to protect students from exposure to illegal drugs, weapons, and contraband. Searches of school-issued lockers and the contents of those lockers is a reasonable and necessary tool to protect the interests of the students of the state as a whole.
[ 1989 c 271 s 244. Formerly RCW 28A.67.300.]

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Severability—1989 c 271: See note following RCW 9.94A.510.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2008 · leading case: York v. Wahkiakum Sch. Dist. No. 200, 163 Wash. 2d 297 (Wash. 2008).
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York v. Wahkiakum Sch. Dist. No. 200, 163 Wash. 2d 297 (Wash. 2008). · cites it 3× “220 specifically states: No right nor expectation of privacy exists for any student as to the use of any locker issued or assigned to a student by a school and the locker shall be subject to search for illegal drugs, weapons, and contraband as provided in RCW 28A.600.210 through…”
York v. Wahkiakum Sch. Dist. No. 200, 178 P.3d 995 (Wash. 2008). · cites it 2× “220 specifically states: No right nor expectation of privacy exists for any student as to the use of any locker issued or assigned to a student by a school and the locker shall be subject to search for illegal drugs, weapons, and contraband as provided in RCW 28A.600.210 through…”
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